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will iran's president now show up for lunch this hour? it so, it would be the first face-to-face encounter between iran and the u.s. leaders since before the revolution in 1979. in his big speech today, president obama listed his top foreign policy priorities, iran, syria and middle east peace. >> i want to be clear, we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people an mandate to pursue a more moderate course. it's time for russia and iran to realize that insisting on assad's rule will lead directly to the outcome that they fear. an increasingly violent space for extremists to operate. they too recognize that two states is the only real path to peace, because just as the palestinian people must not be displaced, the state of israel is here to stay. so the time is now ripe for the entire international community to get behind the pursuit of peace. >> hand signals. now all eyes are on iran's president, rouhani, before his first speech to the u.n. this afternoon and that potential meet and greet on the sidelines with p
will iran's president now show up for lunch this hour? it so, it would be the first face-to-face encounter between iran and the u.s. leaders since before the revolution in 1979. in his big speech today, president obama listed his top foreign policy priorities, iran, syria and middle east peace. >> i want to be clear, we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people an mandate to pursue a more moderate course. it's time for russia and iran to realize that insisting...
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the question is is iran going to come back with a credible proposal. we'll see. we're waiting as well. >> jen, it's a windy day over at the u.n. on this side of town. thank you very much. >> thank you, andrea. >> coming up, jordan's prime minister joining us next in the studio. but dave letterman, take a look. >> they have been promoting this. take a look at this thing. watch this. >> for more than 60 years leaders across the globe have met in one place. this week the excitement begins. can you handle it? the 68th annual general assembly, december, 2013. [ f] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving
the question is is iran going to come back with a credible proposal. we'll see. we're waiting as well. >> jen, it's a windy day over at the u.n. on this side of town. thank you very much. >> thank you, andrea. >> coming up, jordan's prime minister joining us next in the studio. but dave letterman, take a look. >> they have been promoting this. take a look at this thing. watch this. >> for more than 60 years leaders across the globe have met in one place. this week...
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this is the new face of iran. he says he has the ability to negotiate on the nuclear account, which his predecessors did not and that the foreign ministry is well known to you and others here in the west will be the point person for this. is this real? the interview with ann curry? all of the sort of moderate comments that have been coming out of this? is this something we can count on or is it to be viewed very skeptically? >> i think that we should understand unquestionably it's a charm offensive. there is no question about that. that can be purely for the sake of beguiling people on the outside and or it can be for the sake of trying to transform an image and actually do business. on the one hand there is no question that the president has apointed people who know how to do business with us, with the west, and the proof is going to be what do they actually do? they say things differently but the real question is what happens to the nuclear program? are they prepared to put on the table what will be serious nego
this is the new face of iran. he says he has the ability to negotiate on the nuclear account, which his predecessors did not and that the foreign ministry is well known to you and others here in the west will be the point person for this. is this real? the interview with ann curry? all of the sort of moderate comments that have been coming out of this? is this something we can count on or is it to be viewed very skeptically? >> i think that we should understand unquestionably it's a charm...
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iran is watching. that's the big challenge here in this region is nuclear armed iran. that's what the president is most concerned about. i think he's also got to make it clear that one of the bedrock principles is not allowing proliferation to occur by the worst regions in the world. in many ways syria should be seen through that prism. he's got to communicate that more effectively. >> lets say one of the real problems i think with his communication was when he said this wasn't my red line. here he is overseas. this isn't my red line, this is international red line. if he had said this isn't only my red line, this is an international red line, then he would make the point of a global issue. he seems to be running away from his own -- >> he should have said i put out the international red line when i made that statement in august 2012 from the white house. there's a history of more than 100 years of not using these weapons after we saw the horrors of the first world war. there's eight nations that aren't party to the resolution, syria being one of them. getting them int
iran is watching. that's the big challenge here in this region is nuclear armed iran. that's what the president is most concerned about. i think he's also got to make it clear that one of the bedrock principles is not allowing proliferation to occur by the worst regions in the world. in many ways syria should be seen through that prism. he's got to communicate that more effectively. >> lets say one of the real problems i think with his communication was when he said this wasn't my red...
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so for israel, the ultimate test of a future agreement with iran is whether or not iran dismantles its nuclear military program. >> joining me is former top negotiator for the administration on iran's nuclear program now at the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard. thanks very much for being with us. as you know for mr. netanyahu here today, seeing the president, seeing the secretary of state and warning that we are being taken in, that the administration is too trusting of iran. do you think that israel would actually take the step of military action to take out one of iran's new nuclear reactors before it goes on line with plutonium in the context of the united states's outreach to the new iranian president? >> well, fortunately the startup of that reactor has been delayed probably next year and maybe further. i don't think that's an immediate issue. in any event, i do think israelis will have to play out the hand and see if there's anything real in the offer by rouhani to try to negotiate an agreement. >> jerusalem post front page as the prime minister was heading here ma
so for israel, the ultimate test of a future agreement with iran is whether or not iran dismantles its nuclear military program. >> joining me is former top negotiator for the administration on iran's nuclear program now at the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard. thanks very much for being with us. as you know for mr. netanyahu here today, seeing the president, seeing the secretary of state and warning that we are being taken in, that the administration is too trusting of...
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traditional position of iran. he's sort of setting the table for the negotiations to come, the resumption of talks with the west. we believe also one-on-one talks with the united states along the sidelines at the u.n. >> there's a lot of hope that president can change the tone and substance of what's going on. also, it's a little bit of a red herring to talk about iran's right to nuclear energy. if there's a settlement of this deal, iran will maintain some level of a nuclear program. the issue is are they going to cap the program, are they going to alleviate the concern that underneath it is a nuclear weapons program. there's a lot of ground to cover. but there is hope it can be done with rowhani, he was the one that engineered the suspension of the program. he's willing to take the steps necessary to solve this. we still don't know if he has authority. ultimately the supreme leader is the one who calls the shows. we still don't know if rowhani has the authority but there is a great deal of hope. >> just briefly i
traditional position of iran. he's sort of setting the table for the negotiations to come, the resumption of talks with the west. we believe also one-on-one talks with the united states along the sidelines at the u.n. >> there's a lot of hope that president can change the tone and substance of what's going on. also, it's a little bit of a red herring to talk about iran's right to nuclear energy. if there's a settlement of this deal, iran will maintain some level of a nuclear program. the...
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charge of iran's nuclear program. iran's president also said that everything, andrea, is on the nuclear negotiating table. it was a wide-ranging interview. he made news on a number of topics. he also said -- it was also a very different kind of interview from former president ahmadinejad, who we both have interviewed. it was less bombastic, more conciliatory and it was also clear that president rouhani and his team see that his trip to the united nations in new york next week will be a major opportunity for improving relations with the west. andrea? >> ann curry, this is extraordinary. we know, you and i, you particularly, how tense past interviews have been at that presidential palace. tell me, with this signal, certainly, we can expect that the white house is going to pick this up. i've been told as recently as today and last night that top officials in the national security team say that the president does want to see, to test very quickly whether this really is an opening. they think that maybe this is self-intere
charge of iran's nuclear program. iran's president also said that everything, andrea, is on the nuclear negotiating table. it was a wide-ranging interview. he made news on a number of topics. he also said -- it was also a very different kind of interview from former president ahmadinejad, who we both have interviewed. it was less bombastic, more conciliatory and it was also clear that president rouhani and his team see that his trip to the united nations in new york next week will be a major...
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iran is in violation of them. test iran. fulfill to the international community first and we'll talk. >> we know that the prime minister met with secretary kerry on sunday. i've been told that part of that was to reassure the prime minister that israel will be informed of everything going on. prime minister netanyahu coming here in another 10 days, the president, white house, speaking to the united states. what is israel's posture towards this opening with iran? short of shutting down all of its nuclear facilities is there a step by step process that is possible? should there be bilateral talks with the united states? >> again, no country in the world, andrea, i've said it many times on your program, no country has a greater interest than israel in resolving nuclear threat by diplomatic means. we have the most skin in the game. therefore we have to be very careful. iranians systematically lied about the program for 30 years. rouhani himself has lied about the program. he said iran never saw neck webs, our intelligence, ameri
iran is in violation of them. test iran. fulfill to the international community first and we'll talk. >> we know that the prime minister met with secretary kerry on sunday. i've been told that part of that was to reassure the prime minister that israel will be informed of everything going on. prime minister netanyahu coming here in another 10 days, the president, white house, speaking to the united states. what is israel's posture towards this opening with iran? short of shutting down all...
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from iran. you said you were disappointed by some of the rhetoric in president rouhani's speech to the united nations yesterday. i have to share with you i was at a gathering of journalists who met with him off camera. some of it was off the record. on the record was the fact we asked him about his refusal to be meeting face to face with president obama yesterday. he said he has no problem shaking mr. obama's hand. regarding negotiating, we need a plan of action to make sure these meetings reach the conclusions we want. he said, we did not have enough time to make that happen. we never have a problem shaking mr. obama's hand. he added it was only two days ago the u.s. proposed such a meeting and they were not opposed to it, that it's a sensitive subject. we have not talked at this level in 35 years. so we have to take these steps very carefully. now the foreign minister has just said at the united nations he wants to jump start the nuclear talks with the group of security councilmembers, the so-
from iran. you said you were disappointed by some of the rhetoric in president rouhani's speech to the united nations yesterday. i have to share with you i was at a gathering of journalists who met with him off camera. some of it was off the record. on the record was the fact we asked him about his refusal to be meeting face to face with president obama yesterday. he said he has no problem shaking mr. obama's hand. regarding negotiating, we need a plan of action to make sure these meetings...
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what messages does iran take from either action or inaction? so i do think that limited, focused, strikes, focused on deterring further use of chemical weapons, degrading assad's ability to carry out such attacks, that those are something we need to support and we need to do. but i also think we need to better explain to the american people and to congress the stakes involved, and the risks of not acting. what that would mean. >> does the president help himself and help explain the red line by saying, once he took the red line a year ago, and then emphasized that it had been crossed in june, and now send the secretary of state out so forcibly last week, when he gets on to sweden and says well this isn't my red line, this is the international red line. well it was his red line. he's the one who first said it. >> it's both. it is certainly president obama stated the red line. but that his statement was based on an international red line. it's a red line that was first drawn with the 1925 geneva convention and later redrawn again in the chemical w
what messages does iran take from either action or inaction? so i do think that limited, focused, strikes, focused on deterring further use of chemical weapons, degrading assad's ability to carry out such attacks, that those are something we need to support and we need to do. but i also think we need to better explain to the american people and to congress the stakes involved, and the risks of not acting. what that would mean. >> does the president help himself and help explain the red...
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iran and north korea and that kind of thick. members are getting the opportunity to be brief and to review documents. they will hear from witnesses today and throughout this week, but a big question is what would come next if the strike took place. the game plan part b, c,and beyond and how can they reassure voters at home who are not comfortable with taking action against syria. andrea? >> thanks very much and the man who will be carrying that committee hearing, bob menendez. you will preside over that hearing and you came from the briefing. me what can you your members and what request ez do you have for the leaders as to whether this will be effective enough to satisfy the john mccains and we will have a light enough imprint and short enough time table to satisfy the senators like pat leahy. >> i believe that first of all on the use of chemical weapons, they have gotten the one i just left and others has made it strong for members that this is not an iraq-type of situation. it is clear that the assad regime used chemical weap
iran and north korea and that kind of thick. members are getting the opportunity to be brief and to review documents. they will hear from witnesses today and throughout this week, but a big question is what would come next if the strike took place. the game plan part b, c,and beyond and how can they reassure voters at home who are not comfortable with taking action against syria. andrea? >> thanks very much and the man who will be carrying that committee hearing, bob menendez. you will...
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. >> and before i let you go, tony, iran's president rohani has tweeted today, ra sha shan na meeting to jews around the world, especially iranian jews. i know the ayatollah is the supreme decider of everything in iran, but do you view this as a positive sign? >> i would say this, andrea. the message is welcome. the tone is welcome. what counts are deeds more than words. so with regards to the most significant issue we have with iran, which is its nuclear program, we're looking to see concrete actions and concrete steps. we've put proposals on the table in the recent past with the iranians for a way to move forward and we'll see if they respond in a concrete way. if they do, we'll certainly do so in kind. >> deputy national security advisor, thank you very much. >>> and joining us now for our daily fix, nbc chief white house correspondent chuck today live in stockholm, sweden, and chris and ann gearen. chuck, first to you in stockholm. what did you hear from tobe ton blinken and some kind of statement from the g-20. it seems that that may be something that they're now pursuing. >> rep
. >> and before i let you go, tony, iran's president rohani has tweeted today, ra sha shan na meeting to jews around the world, especially iranian jews. i know the ayatollah is the supreme decider of everything in iran, but do you view this as a positive sign? >> i would say this, andrea. the message is welcome. the tone is welcome. what counts are deeds more than words. so with regards to the most significant issue we have with iran, which is its nuclear program, we're looking to...
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we cannot allow terrorists bent on destruction or nuclear north korea or an aspiring nuclear iran to believe for one minute that we are shying away from our determination to back up our long-standing warnings. if we begin to erode the moral outrage of gassing children in their bed, we open ourselves up to even more fear some consequences. moreover, failing to respond to this brazen attack could indicate that the united states is not prepared to use the full range of tools necessary to keep our nation secure. any nation, republican or democrat, must have recourse to all elements of american power to design and implement our national security policy whether diplomatic, economic, or military. rejecting the limited military action that president obama strongly supports would raise questions around the world as to whether the united states is truly prepared to employ the full range of its power to defend our national interest. america's ability to rally coalitions and lead internationally could be undermined. other global hot spots might flair up if belligerents believe the united states
we cannot allow terrorists bent on destruction or nuclear north korea or an aspiring nuclear iran to believe for one minute that we are shying away from our determination to back up our long-standing warnings. if we begin to erode the moral outrage of gassing children in their bed, we open ourselves up to even more fear some consequences. moreover, failing to respond to this brazen attack could indicate that the united states is not prepared to use the full range of tools necessary to keep our...
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can you say now categorically that iran will not build a nuclear weapon under any circumstances whatsoever. >> translator: first an occupier and usurper government that does injustice to people of the region and has brought instability to the region with its war mongering policies shouldn't allow themselves to give speeches about a freely elected government. we have clearly stated we are not in pursuit of nuclear weapons and will not be. thinking about your retirement at least as much as you do. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do. face time and think time make a difference. at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend ag
can you say now categorically that iran will not build a nuclear weapon under any circumstances whatsoever. >> translator: first an occupier and usurper government that does injustice to people of the region and has brought instability to the region with its war mongering policies shouldn't allow themselves to give speeches about a freely elected government. we have clearly stated we are not in pursuit of nuclear weapons and will not be. thinking about your retirement at least as much as...
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on a much harder issue, the iran issue. in damascus, they want to -- they think they have found, i assume, a ploy to keep america from bombing, which is to say, let's just talk about moving our chemical weapons out forever. so you have different reactions in different places. but we're in a pause right now. we're in a real strategic pause. >> well, the question i have, mark, is there a real threat of force if we now know that if he had a vote in congress now, he would lose and lose probably the rest of his second term? dmesing agenda, all the rest of it. how real is the threat of force if he's going to go back to congress? or, if provoked by syria or the diplomacy fails, would he go it alone without coming back to congress? >> he told savannah the other day he's undecided. perhaps he still is about whether he could or would strike with that congress authority. it's hard to see how he gets back to momentum regardless of what happens, barring another provocation from assad himself. it's hard for me to see how the back and for
on a much harder issue, the iran issue. in damascus, they want to -- they think they have found, i assume, a ploy to keep america from bombing, which is to say, let's just talk about moving our chemical weapons out forever. so you have different reactions in different places. but we're in a pause right now. we're in a real strategic pause. >> well, the question i have, mark, is there a real threat of force if we now know that if he had a vote in congress now, he would lose and lose...
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the brits, french and others to try to get a peaceful resolution to this as the patron of assad in iran supplying him with tons of weapons. i found it just incredible. even to suggest in other comments that you can expect syria to unilaterally disarm. well, the giving up of chemical weapons is certainly not to be believed as part of the armament of any country. it's internationally prohibited. so i just found it so, you know, incredibly unbelievable. in a democracy we allow views like that to be heard. >> do you believe secretary kerry is doing the right thing in going ahead with the talks, sort of putting that to the side and choosing to pocket, if you will, syria's private statements they say they have had from both putin and from lavrov? >> well, look, i think that it would be foolish to slam the door on the possible opportunity for diplomacy to achieve a goal, a goal that if russians are serious about would ultimately go beyond degrading assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons, deprive him of chemical weapons which for years he said, until the last few days, said never existed i
the brits, french and others to try to get a peaceful resolution to this as the patron of assad in iran supplying him with tons of weapons. i found it just incredible. even to suggest in other comments that you can expect syria to unilaterally disarm. well, the giving up of chemical weapons is certainly not to be believed as part of the armament of any country. it's internationally prohibited. so i just found it so, you know, incredibly unbelievable. in a democracy we allow views like that to...